At MJBizCon 2021, the Outlook for Cannabis is Rosy—and Not So Rosy – Green Entrepreneur
In a sign that the world is kind of returning to normal, MJBizCon 2021 has opened its doors back to actual people for the largest B2B cannabis industry event. MJBizCon This is the time of year when tens of thousands of industry professionals descend on Las Vegas to show off their products and services, network, attend educational seminars, shake hands (or perhaps bump fists this year), smoke a few blunts, and make lots of deals. MJBizCon, CEO and Founding Editor Chris Walsh, delivered his annual State of the Industry and Predictions for 2022 presentation to kick off the festivities. Walsh, who has…
Read More »Fourth Massachusetts City Approves Psychedelics Reform As Movement Grows – Marijuana Moment
A fourth Massachusetts city has enacted a psychedelics policy change, with members of the Easthampton City Council voting on Wednesday in favor of a resolution urging the decriminalization of certain entheogenic substances and other drugs. The measure, introduced by Council Member At-Large Owen Zaret (D), passed in a 7-0 vote, with two abstentions, on Wednesday night. “I’m grateful to the Council for being so forward thinking about a cutting edge topic,” Zaret told Marijuana Moment after the vote. “There were some hard concepts to undo for some of us. This is a step forward to helping people have access to…
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Pot shops want changes to Illinois marijuana lottery – Crain’s Chicago Business
Getting a long-awaited shot at breaking into the business of selling weed in Illinois came down to luck of the draw. Instead of handing out licenses to the top scorers, as it did in 2015 for medical cannabis dispensaries, the state used a lottery to choose who will be allowed to open 185 new retail pot shops. A lucky few won big: 10 applicants won 25% of the licenses, leaving hard feelings and litigation among hundreds who came up short and leading a top state lawmaker to call for an overhaul of a process that’s been dogged by delays and…
Read More »USPS says hemp and CBD vapes are banned from the mail (Newsletter: October 21, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
NY restricts workplace marijuana testing; SD lawmakers approve legalization proposal; CA cannabis environmental cleanup grants Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWThe Senate Appropriations Committee released FY2022 spending legislation that would finally let Washington,…
Read More »Planet 13 Holdings Inc (OTCMKTS: PLNHF) Announces Purchase of License to Operate as a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center – FactsAboutCBD
Post Views: 7 Green Thumb Industries Inc (OTCMKTS: GTBIF) has announced a grand opening on October 16 for its expanded store, Rise Mundelein. It will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a guest and patient appreciation. The mayor of Mundelein, Steve Lentz, will attend the event. Mundelein has been an essential location for Green Thumb since opening the Rise store According to Ben Kovler, the founder and CEO of Green Thumb, Rise Mundelein has been monumental to its growth since it became its first store in Illinois in 2015. It was also one of the first stores in Illinois to sell…
Read More »Trulieve Cannabis Corp (OTCMKTS: TCNNF) Announces Acquisition of Harvest Health & Recreation Inc (OTCMKTS: HRVSF) – FactsAboutCBD
Post Views: 10 Green Thumb Industries Inc (OTCMKTS: GTBIF) has announced a grand opening on October 16 for its expanded store, Rise Mundelein. It will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a guest and patient appreciation. The mayor of Mundelein, Steve Lentz, will attend the event. Mundelein has been an essential location for Green Thumb since opening the Rise store According to Ben Kovler, the founder and CEO of Green Thumb, Rise Mundelein has been monumental to its growth since it became its first store in Illinois in 2015. It was also one of the first stores in Illinois to sell…
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Cannabis Security: Combating internal theft amid adult-use expansion – Hartford Business Journal
As cannabis companies vie for state licensure in Connecticut, one security official working for cannabis companies here said they’ll have to keep a sharp eye on internal theft, as they also protect against external threats. Additionally, legalization presents new opportunities for security firms that work in Connecticut, but smaller firms may find cannabis a difficult market to break into, said Matt Gifford, director of sales for legal cannabis at Bethel-based CustomVault and its BranchServ division — both of which were recently acquired by Rocky Hill-based Convergint Technologies. Gifford has worked in cannabis security in Connecticut since 2010, when he worked…
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Norwich mayoral candidates debate taxes, marijuana, zoning and fire issues – theday.com
New London — Republican Mayor Peter Nystrom and Democratic City Council President Pro Tempore Mark Bettencourt differed on fiscal issues, retail marijuana sales and other matters during a mayoral campaign debate hosted by The Day on Wednesday. But the two candidates agreed on many other issues facing the city, such as the need to address flooding and the city manager’s citywide mask mandate. Both said they would vote in favor of the Nov. 2 referendum question to bond the city’s $145 million pension debt. Nystrom said he supports marijuana manufacturing facilities in Norwich but not retail sales. He called marijuana “a gateway…
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